Whitecourt/Swan hills spot and stalk weekend?

[V45 sabre]

Just wondering which weekend in the next few people would say is the best. Have not headed out yet since i found april to be to early last year. Thanks in advance for the help.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Which ever weekend you can get out and it doesn't rain....rain makes those roads brutal.

LC

[steve]

Every year man... :lol:

Do you actually go ever? Or just make half a dozen threads each spring?

[Speckle55]

I have allways done best the first two weeks of May if you are seeing lots of deer it Bear time.. and fishing the creek mouths is great too.. i live in Hinton so the Athabasca area is great..

Food for Thought
David:)

[C Taylor]

I've usually don't see bear much until may 12

[ReayMan]

i bait in the smith area, a couple hours away from swan hills and the bears are not hitting my bait yet!! last year it was may 9

[ReayMan]

i think c taylors date is bang on!!!!

[Grizzly Adams]

What I remember about my Swan Hills bear hunt is that since it is considerably higher than the surrounding area, Spring comes significantly later there. Something to consider.

Grizz

[ACKLEY ABE]

The best weekend........If I only had one weekend for that area, it would be the last wk-end of May. Swan greens up a little later (probably 2 wks later than Whitecourt area.)

The most bears we ever see between Whitecourt and Swan are the last week of May....and I've been hunting bears in that area for 27 years...every year.

Lefty is correct, the roads can be bad and some are downright brutal if it rains. Keep in mind if it rains, try not to rip up the lease roads. People are making a living out there on those roads. A little consideration goes a long way. In fact it was a lease op that put me on my first bear out there way back.

[bushcraftmaster]

My brother in law and I went out this weekend. We started driving the dirt road between Edson and Whitecourt. Made it half way before hitting snow a foot deep still. Turned around and went south of Edson. Nothing for snow left but the only set of tracks we found were from last year. Not even a hint of bears... At least it was good to get out a tent a couple of nights.

[V45 sabre]

Thanks for the replies going to head out in a couple of weeks just don't know anyone up there anymore so I don't want to go to soon before there is any green.

[albertadeer]

Thanks for the replies going to head out in a couple of weeks just don't know anyone up there anymore so I don't want to go to soon before there is any green.

I was there last week. No shortage of snow around the town and in the higher elevations....All i seen was 5 different sets of grizzly tracks...

[ACKLEY ABE]

I was there last week. No shortage of snow around the town and in the higher elevations....All i seen was 5 different sets of grizzly tracks...

There's no Grizzly in Alberta.........

[s_mack]

There's no Grizzly in Alberta.........
Sure there are.
http://www.srd.alberta.ca/FishWildlife/WildlifeManagement/BearManagement/GrizzlyBears/Default.aspx

[leeaspell]

I seen one last summer in swan hills. But shhhhh, don't tell anyone, they'll think I'm crazy

[ACKLEY ABE]

Sure there are.
http://www.srd.alberta.ca/FishWildlife/WildlifeManagement/BearManagement/GrizzlyBears/Default.aspx

Can't be, tree-huggers say there isn't any.....:)

[myhuntingdodge]

we were through ther on sunday. starting to green up nice. maybe out soon? we are hoping to go up by the end of the month. went all the way to chinchaga and got skunked. only little gaffers the size of my dog up there right now. swan was getting green though all the way down the 33 hwy, or is it 35? i can't remember. luck to you.

[James M]

Anytime now you should be fine. I saw about a 6 foot black north of Whitecourt in the ditch of highway 43 this past Wednesday.

[Eric hunter]

I'll bee there this weekend with my son. Just wondering if it's worth the pain to bring the quad in the trailer?

[Rather Be Hunting]

I'll bee there this weekend with my son. Just wondering if it's worth the pain to bring the quad in the trailer?

We'll be up there as well.
If you see two Argos in your travels, stop and say hello.:)
RBH

[ishootbambi]

Anytime now you should be fine. I saw about a 6 foot black north of Whitecourt in the ditch of highway 43 this past Wednesday.

so a 3 and half footer then? :sHa_sarcasticlol:










relax dude....its a joke.:happy0180:

[steve]

V45 and timesink, how'd she go boys???

[V45 sabre]

Heading out tomorrow evening for the weekend so hopefully will have some pics to post sunday night./